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LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech head basketball coach Chris Beard has signed a new six-year contract through the 2024-25 season. The contract will average $4.575 million annually, making him one of the top paid basketball coaches in the nation after he guided the Red Raiders to the NCAA National Championship final this season and the Elite Eight last year.
"Thank you to President Schovanec, Kirby Hocutt, Tony Hernandez, Chancellor Mitchell and the Board of Regents for making this strong commitment to both me and our men's basketball program," Beard said. "Thank you to our players and staff, both former and current, for your commitment to winning. Special thanks to our fans and our students for your incredible support and passion. Together we have accomplished some great things in the past three years but we are not satisfied and will continue working tirelessly to build one of the best college basketball programs in the nation."

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Texas Tech sophomore guard Jarrett Culver is expected to announce soon that he will be entering the NBA Draft, a source told ESPN's The Undefeated. The 2018 Big 12 Player of the Year averaged 18.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists this season. Culver has been meeting with agents all week.

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